Fulltone CLYDE Wah Wah

Typical wah pedal as far as setup. Not much different than any thing else out there with the exception of the adjustable pot inside of the case. I haven't adjusted it but from what I understand it will allow some tone customization.

guitar: Charvel San Dimas Model 1-2H
amp: Mesa Boogie Express 5:25

Sweet tone - very consistent across the sweep of the pedal. I like the extra travel with this pedal too. It reminds me of a 60s era Vox with a touch more mojo. The true-bypass is a major plus.

As far as I can tell - very sturdy. I have no problem using it without a backup.

Never used it - can't say...

I own wah pedals made by Vox, Dunlop and Morley. This pedal has the best tone and feel out of all of them. Looks like it's time to post some equipment on Craig's List.

Its a wah, unless you get the ones with the extra fiddle knobs, its a freakin wah. Press with foot and rock back and forth...

Internal trim blah, blah, blah... too busy to care!

Sounds great. Very cool with the strat. I heard "clean only" but now that I have it, it sounds great dirty. It definitely leans towards truth and away from mojo IMHO. Which is great considering clean it sounds amazing! The travel is longer than usual and I LOVE THAT. Ive played wah for years but stopped cause I just started to hate the crap build quality of the stock crybaby and it destroyed my love of the funky foot filter! Now Im back and it feels good.

THE MAIN REASON I bought the Clyde was the pedal itself. It feels great. The travel, shape, flex, everything works WAY better than what Ive used prior. It sounded great but felt PERFECT and you need to PLAY a wah not stomp it!

Don't know. Hear both ways about Fulltone and that he's mean and EVIL... Well, if he's evil Im down with the dark side! Its built very well but I have not hammered on it long enough to make a true judgement!

Im afraid to contact them. They may make me feel unloved and refuse to hug me... Seems to me a lot of people spend what they THINK is a lot of money and want HUGE amounts of attention... Its a wah pedal, not a Ferrari...

Its expensive for a wah but built 10 times better than most so... I needed it for some shows with 70s funk tunes and its perfect. More importantly to me, it plays INCREDIBLE. I do a lot of song repro professionally and this was what I picked for that job (as far as wah wah goes). Now for the Mutron III and Im good to go!

I finally have another wah and its not pissing me off! For me, thats as good as it gets!

Extremely easy to use. Not manual required, it's just a wah-wah pedal. Nice large foot pedal easy to rock back and forth. Good footprint to support, and has rubber feet so it doesn't slip.

Excellent sound quality. The best wah sweep I've heard. Have not tried the teese but the wah sound is crazy good. Sounds excellent with other effects and can give a nice thick wah that could cut through overdrive. No additional mods needed, sounds amazing as is, works well with a 1-slot adapter. Can pick up radio waves, but is the same for other wah-wah pedals. No hassle with extra knobs, there's a small trim pot inside that can regulate the tone. Excellent nirvana of wah-wah-ness.

Even though it looks like a toy, it's a solid box. The pivot screw is rugged. If this thing breaks it can be fixed easily by a visit to the hardware store. The pot however lasts about 1-year or so, but can be easily replaced by fulltone parts. I have replaced it once, so buyers beware. But once fixed it has such an awesome tone that it's well worth it.

Don't count much on it. I've emailed Mike a few times (on other products) and does not respond well by email. Although this pedal is amazingly good, the support is lacking. On all the emails sent half were responded. I can understand why people are fustrated and cannot stand the man. But his products are really good.

Excellent product. If this pedal was stolen, I would definetly miss it. If you can find one used, and have some money to put into a wah-wah definetly look into it.

This baby is sweet. Ummm, it's a wah, step on button, step off button. At any rate, you can adjust the sensitivity of the on switch if you like.

Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they? Sure, Hendrix, SRV, Steve Vai, John Petruccia, Scott Henderson.
Are certain effects (distortion, chorus, ...) very good? Very bad? NO. Put in chain right after my tuner, it is fantastic. The only pedal that disagrees with it is a Fullton '69, essentially a fuzzface, and fuzzfaces don't agree with anything anyway!
What setup (i.e. what guitars and amps) are you using this with? I have an '89 Clapton strat with the gold fender lace pickups, TBX controls, and midboost, Ibanez Joe Satriani JS-1000, and I'm currently building another strat that will either have Texas Specials or Fralin Woodstock '69 pickups in it.
Is it noisy? On what settings? Not noisy, good unit.
Are the effects weak or do they always sound great? I was tired of the small frequency sweep I was getting with the crybaby and I heard about Mike Fuller's effects. The second I tried it in the store I was hooked. For the really saucey player, you can open this baby up and manually adjust for MORE or LESS sweep too, nice feature. Hendrix would have played this wah and none other if he were around, it's just too good.
What amp are you using it with? Mesa Boogie Mark IV with Mesa (celestion speakers) 4X12 3/4 open back speaker cab

It's built like a tank, super reliable, always sounds great, always works spot on.

I've seen some n/a's on this, but I can definitely tell you from my experience that Fulltone's customer service is by far the best I've ever had from a music gear-related company, hand's down. One time I wrote an email to the company because I had lost one of the little rubber footpads that are on the bottom of all of these units. I was really just testing the waters, but these guys wrote back RIGHT AWAY. A tech named Tsuguto wrote back and said they'd be happy to send this out for FREE. Now yes, it's a small piece of rubber with a screw, but he offered. And then, after a few days, he wrote back just to confirm that I'd actually gotten it. You just don't find customer service like this in the big companies and often not in the little one's either. Fuller has got some great employees, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL/EMAIL!!!

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match? Blues, rock, it's a fantastic match

How long have you been playing? What other gear do you own? I've been playing about 13 years now

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else? If stolen I would cry, then I'd go out and buy a new one, even if I were broke.

What do you love about it? What do you hate? What is your favorite feature? Perfect frequency sweepability is the key.
Did you compare it to other products? Which ones? Why did you choose this one? Way better than any Vox or Crybaby that I've ever played.

Anything you wish it had? Maybe a built-in cash machine...

Does it help you make music, or does it get in the way? Helps

Anything else you'd like to share? Well, in terms of value, I'm a poor med student and these effects get up into the $150-$400 price range. But hell, so do some assembly line products that aren't as good and Fuller's, and his are boutique, hand-made effects. I'm just poor and wish I had more money to buy more!

Just plug it in and play yer ass off. It'll take care of the rest.

It sounds like you playing a killer wah.

Built like a tank.

Haven't had to contact him.

Whatever your style, it rips. Buy one now.

Very easy to use. Just like any other wah with the exception that it features an internal tone adjustment control. I believe that there are actually several different versions of the interal controls but they all do the same thing. Mine has a single turnable dial that you can use to select the best bass/treble mix based on your rig. It also effects the amount of drive to some degree. I was able to figure it out w/o the manual... it's very easy. I'd give it a 10 if the tones were adjustable from the exterior, but that's what the clyde deluxe is for right?

I have never given a 10 before, but this one deserves it. I have had a Dunlop, Vox reissue, and finally a Budda before owning this one. I have to say, in retrospect, the Dunlop was crap. The Vox had some good tones, but was very noisy in the signal chain. The Budda was basically a Vox w/the true bypass feature. The Budda was a good wah, but the Fulltone redefines what makes a wha pedal great. I found the Fulltone to be much more transparent than the Budda when engaged, meaning it was not changing my fundamental tone. In addition, it has a slightly larger sweep than the budda, but it felt more natural to play after a little adjustment. In side by side comparisons, I also noticed that the Budda wasn't truely true-bypass as it darkened my overall tone whether engaged or not. I realize I should qualify my opinions with some details about my rig. My rig includes an Ernie Ball Axis into a Shure UT4 Wireless. My pedals include(not in order): Fulltone: Fulldrive2, Ulitmate Octave, Clyde Wah, Choral Flange, SupaTrem. MXR: Phase 90, EQ, MicroAmp. Boss: TU15 Tuner, FV-500 Volume, DD5 Delay. All of these effects feed into an Orange Rockerverb 100 w/matching 4x12 straight cab (some in the FX loop, some not). All in all, I can't say enough about this pedal... it has made my whole rig sound better! Don't forget to tweak the internal trimmer to find your favorite sounds!

As opposed to all of the other wha pedals I've owned, this one is built like a tank. I would definately use it without a backup. If you get to look inside one, take a peak... all of the interior wiring is extremely neat and secure which directly translates into lasting reliability. I'm only going to give it a 9 because I haven't owned it very long. But I've never had a problem with any of my Fulltone pedals, and I've owned most of them for several years.

I've spoken with Mike Fuller via email, and he was very informative and helpful. I have also contacted them about some noise I had on my Fulldrive at one point and they offered some trouble shooting tips which resolved my issue without needing a repair. (turned out to be a bad battery).

I currently play alternative/modern/classic rock, but I grew up playing more southern rock & funk. The internal adjustment control in this pedal make me able to shape my wah tone as my musical tastes change. If it were stolen or lost, I would buy one in a heartbeat, and I wouldn't consider anything else. All in all, buy this pedal... you won't be disappointed. On that note, anybody interested in buying this pedal, should consider insuring their gear.

Very easy to use. It'a wah pedal. If I had to compare the Clyde to my Crybaby (purchased in the late 1980's), I'd say it is slightly more responsive to my efforts to turn on or off.

Fender Strat (American) and Gibson SG ('62 RI) to the Clyde to an overdrive pedal to a '65 (RI) Twin Reverb. That's it.

It's a great sounding wah. One of the best features, which sets it apart from my Crybaby, is the true bypass. My CryBaby used to drive me nuts the way it colored my sound when I wasn't using it. The additional sweep of the pedal (and pot) on the Clyde is nice (definitely gives added range to the wah effect), but, sometimes is too much requiring a little more control by the user than the sweep of other wahs. I also like the sound/range of the Clyde better than my CryBaby, but, I have no intention of selling my CryBaby yet; although it's no longer on my board.

The ability to adjust the sound of the Clyde is a nice feature as well (though not easy to access). It definitely gives you many wahs in one. Additionally, it allows you to find the sound you want. I did not like the factory set position. I fiddled around with it for 20-30 minutes and haven't touched it since. But, I'm not the kind of person to spend days on something like that.

I've only had it a few months, so I feel it is premature to say. But, it's built solid from what I can tell.

Overall I'm pretty psyched about the Clyde. I am no longer pedal shopping at this time. I've had my Crybaby since the late '80s (replaced the pot once in that time) and will probably never replace my Clyde, besides with another one.

I would recommend this pedal to anyone who is serious about wah. However, if you are a beginner to intermediate player or someone w/ pro chops that is only interested in having a wah for a few songs I'd go w/ a cheaper model. A wahs a wah. It's really in ones skill and ability. But, when you're ready for a superior wah pedal, the Clyde would be a great choice.

Straight forward. Plug in both sides...press down to turn on...simple as that

Amazing! Modeled after the Clyde wah that VOX did, but i think its better than the reissues that are out now. The volume doesnt change when you use it and the wah is fantastic! The deluxe model is great, but for myself this wah really got the job done. Best wah ever hands down.

Built like a tank. Battery will not run down if you unplug both ends. You must have a FULLTONE ADAPTOR to plug into the wah or else it will fry. Never need a backup or anything with this wah.

One of the rubber feet broke off and i lost my screw so i couldnt replace it. Contacted fulltone via email, within a week they had sent me new feet. Super friendly and super helpful.

The only downside is that its $213. Some say thats insane for a wah because you can get a crybaby for only $80. Regardless, it was worth every single pennie that i spent. I am completely satisfied with everything about this wah pedal.

Very easy to to use.

I have had a Vox V847 for 5 years and wanted more throw to the sweep. The Fulltone does just that. I like the Vox for a Samba Pa Ti type of vocal tone but when it comes to general overall usage - like playing lead and blues riffs the Vox can only do so much. The Fulltone's range allows you to give your leads a liquid quality and there is a trim pot under the pedal that allows you to add bass or more gain. The mark that the guys at Fulltone put on the trim is just about perfect. The true bypass is a must and the 9v adaptor allows me to always have it in line ready to go. The Vox only uses a battery....

I have had it for 6 months, use it daily and no problems. In fact I leave the bottom off the unit so I can adjust the trim whenever I want without having to take the bottom off all the time. (Note to Fulltone - how about a little hole made in the bottom plate so a small screwdriver can be used to adjust the trim w/o taking the bottom off?) But now that I have found my sweet spot on the pedal I will replace the bottom plate.

I have not needed to contact them. To me that means they are doing their job.

Great Wah pedal. Yes I am keeping my Vox because I like it also - however if I could only have one pedal it would be the Fulltone because with my Sparkle Drive running behind the Fulltone I can get every and any type of liquid / vocal / distorted wah sound I could want. The Sparkle Drive also makes the Vox sound much much better.

easy enough

Sounds nice, but it doesn't sound like a Clyde!

I was so dissappointed to try this pedal only to find out it sounds like any other wha on the market. In all honesty, I say the Digitech Jimi Hendrix Experience pedal sounds much more like a Clyde wha. I even like the wha on my Boss ME-50 better than this. I certainly like my old Chigago made Thomas Organ wha's better.

Real quiet, but just doesn't have the vowelly sound an old Clyde has. It especially doesn't have the volume at the lower range a Clyde has. Why all these wha's sound like foot operated tone pots instead of like wha pedals is a mystery to me.

I real Clyde almost sounds like a Heil Talk Box. Think about that!!!

I've been playing guitar since 1969. I remember the first time the radio station played Purple Haze on my daddy's car radio. I love Hendrix and am very thankful for Digitech to create the Jimi Hendrix Experience pedal. It's not perfect but it is great.

As far as the Fulltone "Clyde" goes.....It's a nice wha at a nice price but NEVER should it have been named a Clyde. I heard a real old Clyde {with the Clyde picture on the bottom} and it was awesome! Alot like a talk box and the lower register was a loud Ooooh sound and not just a dark tone pot tone.

Oh, a used a reissue 1965 Fender Strat for the test and an old Marshall 2x12 combo amp set as clean as possible.

Right now, my best suggestion for obtaining a Clyde sound without buying an old Clyde is the Digitech Jimi Hendrix Experience pedal and for the sound, price and features the Digitech SMOKES the Fulltone!

mash it down turn it on go wah wah wah

In a honest opinion the wah sounds just like it suspose to it replicates the 60's Clyde sound i think in this case it does a good job and sounds 60ish ..no more no less

it reacts good to multiple distortions i have tried ..i havnt try it on a fuzz as i am waiting for my pedal to arrive just purchased so no comment for there..

unlike most modern made products you can simply tell its made to last
even the pot that is used and abused are made to last..

i dont someone having major issues with it as for pro gigs

I persoanly think they have great support..its usualy short but straight to the point..thats all you would want in the first place right?

for example ..i needed info on how to wire a used fulltone replacment board ..sent me a full scale diagram of how to do so
to me thats cool.

its a good useable wah..if you like the vintage wah sound you will like a fulltone ...

I have been playing for 25 years have and do own many wahs i would replace if it where stolen..to me a fulltone is another added to my wah collection.

I have to be honest, when I first bought this pedal I expected it to have a long vocal sweep ala Hendrix/Vaughan. Right out of the box, the pedal sound very nasal-ly with very little wah. I had the pedal for several weeks before I went on the Fulltone website and read the specs of the wah. When I got to the part about the "Resonance Control" knob, I was relieved that Fulltone added a control for the bass and gain on the pedal. When I fiddled with the internal (that's right open her up) control and lowered the knob, it was like having a whole new pedal. I put it back in my rig and it has never left.

When you use the internal control you can a great sound, whatever your preference. On my rig it sounds awesome.

I'm using the fulltone wah===>Barber LTD===>TS808 Reissue===>MXR 10 Band EQ===>Fender Bassman 50.

I can get a Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Walter Trout/Clapton/Vaughan/Hendrix Tone.

Bought this off Ebay from MusicTunnelVision. Fast Delivery Decent Prices, Good Collection of Boutique pedal

If you want a wah, BUY THIS ONE FIRST.

This is essentially a follow-up to the review I submitted in April '04, or to be more precise, a response to a few of the subsequent reviewers who have commented on my critique.

Let me clear up a "misunderstanding" here: I know where to put a wah in the effects chain, thank you very much! It comes directly after the guitar! While I am sure the folks who mentioned this as the probable culprit were well intentioned (or worked for Herr Fuller (sounds like a baldness elixir), for all you conspiracy theorists out there--just kidding!!), it assumes user error, where in this case, there was none. To completely dispel this notion, let me add that I have also tried it without any other effects. I have had dozens of wahs in my career. I KNOW WHERE TO PUT IT(heh heh)!!! People want to make every excuse for them (the pedals, the company, what, or whomever), rather than believe Fulltone occasionally, perhaps more and more frequently puts out some duds, despite the hype (Search around on the TTE reviews, and find the very credible issues expressed by one writer, that I read, among others, last night) . As I've written, I'm sure yours is fantastic, I am not insulting the pedal that you own, in fact I'm not insulting anything or anyone (not that there's anything wrong with that...). I just want to stress that the all-powerful, all-mighty Fulltone really did send me a clunker, AND IT'S REALLY NOT MY FAULT! Honest to goodness! This is a quality control issue worsened by arrogance, and not to be constantly blamed on the hapless musician!

Here's one more area some other reviewers have commented on from my initial review. Having forked over a good chunk of change for a bunch of their pedals, I emailed Fulltone several times about powering them, and received no response. One fellow on Harmony wrote that they should have responded, but seemed to imply this was a trivial matter, akin to asking them how to velcro your pedals to your board (in other words, to put it unkindly, a bonehead question). Another guy "explained" the company's rudeness by stating they probably don't answer any questions which can be answered on the website. Don't make excuses for them! IF that's the case, that makes them Soup Nazis of the worst order. Ever been snubbed in a restaurant by a waiter? Did you figure he ignored your question about your entree because you could have found the answer in the fine print on the back of the menu, page 9? Would you tip him, or eat there again? What sane person in a service industry, employee or president, has the chutzpah to essentially tell his customers to go screw themselves? Who out there thinks they deserve to be treated like that? Talk about Stockholm Syndrome! What about users who don't have the time to search around on their site for answers "hidden", in this case, I am informed, under the president of the company's personal gear page (I'm not gonna call him by his first name. I knew Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia was a friend of mine, and Senators, he's no Jerry Garcia!!!). Talk about lousy places to stick important info on the website! Hello, if powering these pedals is so crucial to tone, and tone is your business, it is a no-brainer to let your customers know how to power them for best results, without their having to spend an afternoon combing your vanity museum! While I was a littled ticked off when I found my Clyde to be a dud, having now heard all the excuses from the minions (OR employees-- call me paranoid, but I think he writes some of these reviews himself) and having had all this nonsense blamed on me, I can't wait to replace my Fulltone gear. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth...insulting...

Can't wait to get my Hughes and Kettner Rotosphere from UPS.
Wouldn't consider buying another Fulltone product, ever.
The hype ain't worth the hassle.

It's a wah-probably the simplest pedals to use out there. Switch it on, play your guitar, use your foot, and make music. It has a wider "sweep" than any other wah i've played, and i like that. The stiffness of the "sweep" is adjustable, if you want it to be a little stiffer or looser. There is also an internal trim pot than can be adjusted to tweak the sound. Mine sounded like heaven right out of the box, so i didn't bother adjusting anything.

Here's the setup: 2004 Suhr classic into Peterson Strobostomp > Clyde > Fulltone Mini Deja-Vibe > Fulltone Fulldrive 2 > Digitech Digidelay into a Fender Blues Jr amp.
This is easily the best sounding wah i have ever played. I don't really use a wah with clean sounds, so it's the wah and Fulldrive 2 that i'm talking about. The sound is deep and throaty, full of quack, and very expressive, which to me is the point of a wah. Using the neck pickup of the Suhr, i could solo all night with this setup.
Different combinations of gear produce different results though, so different overdrives/distortions or amps may react differently with this pedal (as they should). Depending on your setup, and what you're looking for, it may or may not be right for you.
It also seems to add a bit of a boost when engaged, which to me is a good thing.

I've had it for a couple of months now, with no problems. Seems like it's built to last, and Fulltone has a good reputation for quality.

This the area where there seems to be the most amount of varied experiences/opinions on Fultone.
My own experience is limited to one email i sent regarding power supplies, and i got a one line answer a couple of days later that was all i needed to know. So at this point, i have no complaints.

I've been playing over 25 years, mostly blues to space rock, and my priority is getting the sound of my fingers out of the amp when i'm playing. This pedal, like the other 2 Fulltone products i own, allows me to do just that. As i stated earlier, i consider a wah a tool to get a more vocal quality to my sound, and this one excels at that.
Like all Fulltone products, it's pricey, but quality always comes at a price.
peace

Its a Wah pedal. Works just the same as any other wah. It has a bit more travel than the Crybaby, and Vox I had, and WAY more than my vintage Arbiter Wah-Face.
An important note about wahs. You have to learn to "play" one like you learn to play guitar. You have to listen to whats coming out and put the treadle where you want it to get the desired sound. A good wah will not make you a better player. It will help you to achieve a desired vibe and get "that" sound.

This is the closest thing I have found to the vintage fasel inducted crybaby's of the past. If you want Hendrix, SRV, Clapton, Page ect. they're all in here.

My setup Les Paul/Strat-Clyde Wah-Fulltone Deja-Vibe- SoulBender- DD2 Delay-Bad Cat 30 Amp (Class-A Matchless style amp). There are some others that go in depending what kind of gig I have, but these stay there all the time for the most part.

I've heard some talk about bad switches in certain years for the clyde. I know Fuller changed over to the Carling 316pp. You can see a picture of it on his website. They have a longer shaft length and work better for wah than the smaller 3PDT. Mine has the 3PDT and it is still going strong. I have a 316PP as a backup just in case. That being said, this thing is built like a tank and I see no problems in the furure.

Mike has responded quickly to the few questions I have had. Some people on this forum think that just because you buy something from this guy, he is supposed to be your friend. The guy stands behind his products, thats all you can ask for.

Tried quite a few different wahs before I broke down and dropped the bones it takes to get a Fulltone. Tried Crybabys, Vox reissues, both of which were pretty pathetic. I modded several of the Crybabys and voxs for true bypass and then got rid of them. I picked up an old Italian made Arbiter Wah-Face with a Fasel inductor, Icar pot etc.... sounded pretty good, but has a really small amount of travel. THEN...I got the fulltone. Search is over...blah blah blah. Its a great pedal, give it a try before you waste your money on some mass produced piece of garbage.

Like othere responders, I had some issues with the stiffness of the switch. The clyde replaced a Dunlop that switched almost from the weight of the pedal on itself. I liked that. I don't like feeling like I'm kicking a field goal when I switch on and off. But that was minor compared to the other problems

I'll be fair, my Clyde has a bad switch problem (I think) which makes a sqealing pitched-out squealch sound that other people have mentioned too. The problem is not a quality issue really. My band and I made a CD which features this nifty sound during a quiet spot in a song. Everytime that part of the song comes up I mute the CD or scream (honk the horn, fire pistols) player because I don't want my luke-warm feelings for Fulltone going any further south (I want to be a believer!). I'm sure that fixed, the pedal would sound nice as I have read in other users comments. I don't doubt that. And, oh yeah, I had a similar problem with my primary dist/drive unit - the Fulldrive II. Twice. Luke warm

It worked good for a short while, although I think that whatever the problem was/is affected the original sound quality. That is, before the solar-sqealing, underwater rocks crashing together sound began. I say that because my Crybaby (that I sold for $30 - can I have it back whoever you are?) sounded much better and had a much better action. Still, I want to believe.

Here is the crux: If you own a business and manufacture a product, you must deal with the public. Most of the time I think people pat the Fulltone folks (Mike?) on the back for great work/products. When a run of pedals has a problem though -- a shitty switch or a cheap something or other that breaks or fails -- then you need to do something. I have spent more time inside my Fulltone pedals than outside, and when I contact Fulltone I get snorty, quick-flicked and snide responses that barely help or don't help at all. I needed a new switch, twice, for my Fulldrive, and I got them. Okay. I ordered the replacement for the Clyde, and now I have to search the web for wiring instructions. I asked Fulltone...no response. Not right. If the maker flubbs a run, the maker should at least extend some support for those believers who want to fix the problem on their own. Am I missing something? I know what dealing with the public is like and I understand that 90% of the people you deal with (the ones who don't pat you on the back) are fools and will waste all your time if you let them. Mike would probably say that I qualify as one of these jerks. But we jerks are the vast majority of buyers as well, and we don't need a 'soup nazi' on the other end making us feel like we are bothering the maker with our piddly little $300 problems. It's a paradox for sure. That's why we have weekends and marijuana, though, so that we can rest up for the next wave of believers that need help fixing their factory screw-ups.

Luke warm. I still believe, but I also bought some other gear in the year I've been sitting on these problems. I use my analogman Tubescreamer more and more and my Fulldrive less and less (I look at it...pretty blue with those handy chanels...I miss it). I miss my Clyde too, and I hope to get him wired up and rolling again soon. If anyone knows where the wires go from the 3PDT to the Carling, let me know, we'll start a company together.

This pedal is very to use if you are using just the wah. You get wicked sounds. Its when you add the rest of your pedal line that things get complicated (like all pedals). Luckily I found this great article on KEELEY CUSTOM PEDALS website that has a very comprehensive article on pedal board placement, here is the website http://www.robertkeeley.com/faq.php#Effect%20Order. Look half way down the list and you'll find the article. The manual is fine. And yes it is going to get upgraded (i will speak of this more soon)

My setup is 2004 Gibson Les Paul Standard > 2002 Fulltone Clyde Wah > 2003 Fulltone FatBoost > '99 Prescription Electronics Vibe Unit > 2000 Fender Pedal Style Tuner > '99 Marshall JCM 900 (212). It took a long time to get the pedal order right so that everything sounded as it should. Now thankfully my board is all finished and all my pedals a resting a PedalTrain Pedal board (very nice). The wah sounds great (i mean amazing on its own and with a strat (i used to have one) it really sounds amazing stand alone with a bloody strat. when in a pedal board with a les paul it gets a bit more like Clapton or Page wah rather than when its stand alone and sounds like hendrix or vaughan. I have to say though this pedal NAILS Pages wah tone!!! Oh yeah everything is powered by a Voodoolabs Pedal Power2. Very distinct wah though, can be used as a boost if you are getting drowned out at a gig, i find there is volume boost while engaged. I have it set to the factory fulltone settings, i find the vox settings that mike fuller added get lost when its in a pedal board. There are major flaws in this pedal though, which i will get into next. The sound quality is GREAT for classic rock... truly nails that tone.

This is where the problems begin. First off, the 2002 clyde wahs use those tiny 6 pin true bypass switchs. I find they are very finicky. It is very hard sometimes to disengage this pedal, sometimes requiring quite a hard stomp on it. This is a major prob. as in live gigs you dont wanna be messing with pedals during or after solos or what not. Im going to get this replace with a standard 9pin true bypass by Robert Keeley (as mike wont do it) i will also be getting installed a LED indicator! Another problem is that the tiny switch is also pretty fragile and is now subsequently broken as it crackles win i sweep up near it (another reason to change it) Robert keeley WILL NOT change the 6pin switch to a 9pin!!!!!! very annoying. Also a strange hum has started happening whenever i engage the unit. Again I talk to robert and he said he'd sort it out while he's replacing the truebypass switch. I think Mike Fuller had a bunch of comlaints about the 6pin switchs as it appears that the new 2003/04's have a 9pin switch (thats what it appears like in the pics on his site) also his deluxe has them (that has always been like that) strange that he wouldn't put a 9pin in his lower model... oh well it will soon be resolved. That is the major gripe with this pedal.

didn't really have to email him as his website is very very detailed on what he does and doesn't do. That i believe is why he doesnt reply very often. Like the guy before that said he asked mike about a pedal supply for his pedals. Mike has it listed on his site that he suggests to use a voodoo labs pedal power2 (its in the section about his own pedal board) oh well... luckily Robert KEELEY make and mods pedals and his reputation is growing! check out his website www.robertkeeley.com

Great sounding wah. after ive fixed it up it should be fine. man that LED will be helpful. I'll write a follow review to tell you guys how well it works out. but great pedal. if the new ones have a 9pin bypass (as i believe they do) then you shouldn't have the same problems that i have had. goodluck

Its a Wah pedal, so there isn't a great deal of operating difficulty here. The sweep is quite smooth, and I love the extended travel of the treadle, it really allows for a lovely quack. It gets a 9 simply because you have to remove the bottom plate to access the internal trimmer. Not a problem, but on mine, I have to use a screwdriver because the rubber feet are not quite tight enough around the screws to facilitate screwdriver-less unscrewing.

Pristine something fierce. This wah sounds exactly as I've always dreamed a great wah would sound... no more, no less, just high quality tone. The true Bypass is a godsent, and the transparency of the tone when the wah is engaged is gorgeous. I've owned a couple of Crybabys and a Vox V847 Reissue Wah and I was always dissatisfied with the way they alter your base sound when engaging the wah--- it always sounded like two different rigs when hearing the wah engaged and then disengaged. With the Clyde, finally I have something that is transparent enough to let my tone shine, but dense enough to allow the sweet sound of the wah through. Fantastic. My rig is as follows:

Strat/Tele/Bluesbird >>Clyde Wah >Fulldrive 2 >Korg DT-10 Tuner >Fender Twin Amp. Effects loop: Line 6 MM4 >Boss DD-20 Giga Delay > Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb. I use George L cables and a Godlyke Powerall, which silently powers nearly everything in the chain.

Now here's an issue of major importance: You'll notice the reviewer below me here is complaining of ear piercing highs and inaudible lows... well I too had something similar with the clyde when I first plugged it in... for some reason without thinking I went into My Fulldrive 2 and then into the Wah.... bad move. This is the so called "Synth" sound, and I hated it. At first, I thought there must be some mistake with the Clyde, but after five minutes of piercing high-end when I hit the fulldrive, I realized my own error. Hendrix, Clapton, and SRV all seem to prefer going into the wah BEFORE going into the overdrive pedal, and I totally agree! This problem is compounded by the fact that the Clyde has a longer sweep and thus more high and low end, so If you're distortion is before it, watch out. Perhaps the reviewer below made this same error?

If you know Fulltone, you know that these things are built to last for an extremely long time if treated properly. I always baby my gear, and I would not hesitate to gig without a back-up for the Clyde. The treadle seems to be solid, and the nylock nut makes adjustment easy and effective.

I emailed a question regarding the best way to attach pedals to a pedalboard using velcro and got no response. I'm not surprised, as it wasn't a hugely important question and I basically answered it myself later on, but some sort of response might have been nice.

I play primarily Blues, Blues Rock, Rockabilly etc... After 12 years of toiling with sub-par wahs, I've finally found a gem in the Clyde. You do get what you pay for, and I'm really quite impressed. I fell in love with Fulltone stuff after recieving my Fulldrive 2 in the mail, and this Clyde Wah upholds that tradition of excellence. I also think it looks incredibly cool, the stark white contrasts nicely against my other pedals....

Operating it is theoretically like any other wah. However, mine was impossible to use on the gig, as, when engaged there was a large increase in volume in the upper registers, and a large decrease in the lower ones, making it jarring at one end, and inaudible at the other. Adjusting the internal trimmer did not resolve this problem. I'm fairly certain my particular pedal was a dud: this can't possibly be the way Clydes are supposed to operate! Still I can only evaluate My pedal.

My usual set-up is a 2001 Gibson Custom Shop 1958 "Authentic" Les Paul re-issue with Burstbucker pick-ups - FD2 - Fatboost - Fender pedal-style tuner - Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. I also occasionally employ a Soulbender fuzz. Expecting a wide tonal sweep, my pedal had a perplexingly narrow one-- there was no effect to little on 1/2 to 3/4 of the pedal, then once it did "speak up" it "jumped" very quickly through the spectrum, accompanied by a harsh boost in volume! Everytime I'd quack I'd cringe! I must have gotten a dud! This could not be the intended sonic palette! The pedal had, as advertized, a lot of movement, but only effected the sound in a frustratingly narrow portion of the wah!

I couldn't even rely on it for the one gig I used it on. The rating scale indicaters on this database suggest a rating of "1" if "I think it worked once". However, it didn't work once to my satisfaction- but that's the lowest rating option available.

I've emailed Fulltone on 3 seperate occasions with the same, simple, polite question regarding powering my other Fulltone pedals, and they have never bothered to respond with even a one, two or three word answer (that's all that was necessary). As I've invested some 700 odd dollars in their pedals over the past six months, that's pretty insulting. And a bad business practice to boot!

I mostly play electric blues in a variety of styles, also rock, R&B, funk & soul. I make my living working pretty much the Florida chitlin circuit and private parties. I've been playing over twenty years. As you may have guessed, I've returned my Clyde for a refund. I don't believe it's performance was typical. However, it was extremely disappointing to get a defective unit from a "boutique" company like Fulltone. Each unit is purportedly played/demoed by the President of the company. If so, I say shame on you for letting this one out after hearing it! I bought it over ebay (new) so I didn't have a chance to hear it prior to purchase. I must say that I love their Fatboost which I bought from a local music store back in December- as they claim, I never turn it off! Likewise, my Fulldrive2 is a winner. I had a lot of faith in the company's products, my customer support issue aside, but now I'm ambivalent. I think I'll look elsewhere for additional pedal purchases. I will not buy another Clyde under any circumstance! For $215 you should get a sure winner-- Fulltone, I love you anyway, you're getting sloppy!

definition of Plug and play:) gave it a nine since SOMETimes its hard to turn on or off...but not when addrenaline is going.

I won't even say anything here.... just goto:

www.shelleygrund.com/jakes/voodoo.htm

Thats what i've been looking for. Homemade strat-----Wah-----Marshall Jubilee..... PERIOD (BTW: recorded at apartment volume! Gave it a nine simply because nothing can sound like a 10....well ...maybe a jubilee:)

Now I just got this tonight, but I included this recording to proove this isn't just a first night jitters when getting new gear.

Fulltone....its reliable

Fulltone.....good support

Only thing I have to say SMALL is the "true Bypass" gives me the SLIGHTEST issue, but its so small, I think only I can hear anydifference. ITs still true bypass, but I SURE wish I could say it absolutly didn't do anything to my tone when off. But this isn't a complaint. I have been a vox user for 8 years (as long as i've been playing) and i have never come as close to that recording until now. Judge for yourself.

Put it in line, stamp on it and wah! Larger sweep of rocker is strange at first, but has its advantages. Q/bias trim pot adds enough flexibility for my needs.

This is without doubt the best wah on the market. I own a FIRST RATE 1968 Vox, and the Clyde blows it away, as it does my old RM Vision wah and my Teese RMC 3 (which is also first rate). Use it in any setup, and it is wonderful - transparent but with a dense quack.

Switch is a bit iffy ( Mike Fuller put Carling switches on later models, solving this problem) and drops out if not given a good whack. Other than that -it's fine - I'll change the switch myself.

Email Mike Fuller, and he will mail you back - as simple as that. I know because I did and he did. And within an hour or so - not bad for someone who is pretty hands-on!

I'd buy it again and again if necessary. I've never heard a wah which sounded so good - and in my relatively short career so far I've owned pretty much all the best (and the rest) on the market...... Snarling Dog (dog crap more like), a variety of crybabys (including an original, a 535 and a Hendrix model) - but these are not at all good. The Roger Mayer Vision is good, as is the Budda, but the Teese RMC3 is better. The Fulltone is far and away the best. If you are a wah head, then buy one. If you live in the UK like me - try and get a second hand one (#300 is a bit much)I would give the pedal an 8 if I had paid full whack, but ebay to the rescue! No doubt about it - if only it went to 11...............

Simple. Plug and play. If you want, you can tweak the internal tone pot for the perfect fit for your set-up.

Clean, quiet and smooth. Really wide sweep but not brittle or muddy on either end.

Built like a tank. It's in an ATA pedalboard so I'm not even the slightest bit worried.

NA...sent "great product" emails but never heard back... Not worried...simple piece of gear to fix should it need repair in the future.

Play all kinds of music...jazz, blues, country & western (have to play both kinds ;- p ), rock, metal, pop...pedal fills the need when necessary. Not so great on the classical/flaminco stuff though...heh heh.

I play music for a living...need solid, reliable, quiet, toneful gear and have found the Fulltone line fits the bill. My gear has been stolen before and I've replaced it all...this pedal was actually an upgrade from the noisy dunlap Cry Baby in the original board. Would probably repurchase the Clyde if such circumstances required it.

Long and short of it....if you're looking for a WAH, you should definately give this one a listen...

N/A. operates similar to other wah pedals. It has an adjustable treadle screw which is nice. The manual is very good and explains the features of the pedal well. By removing the bottom cover you can also adjust a pot inside that can alter the amount of bass the pedal puts out. Very nice.

Let me say this. "If you can't tell the difference between this pedal and a Dunlop you must be deaf!!" If you like the Dunlop better, so be it, everyone has there own idea of good tone. But the Dunlop doesn't even wah above the 12th fret where the Clyde keeps wahing to at least the 17th fret. At least in my setup. That is not even an issue of tone. That is just better quality, clarity, and versitility. You don't always get what you pay for, but in this case you do. The Clyde's quality was obvious to me after swapping it with a Dunlop Crybaby. I now am hooked on using my wah in solos because it adds to my sound instead of covering it up. I also noticed that the true-bypass leaves my tone unaltered as it's supposed to, which is really the biggest reason I got the Clyde. This really is a great sounding pedal and I am not easily surprised. I will give it a 9 in this category because I wish it had a volume boost of some kind. But then, most wah's don't. Oh yeah, I am using it with a VHT head and Jackson Custom V guitar, with various effects in the loop and the Clyde placed in front of the amp where it seems to work best for me.

I have not had any issues so far.

I have not looked into this yet. I have read good things though.

I play mostly heavy rock and metal. This pedal seems to work great for any style of music from high gain to clean. I love how solid it feels and knowing that it is made by Fultone really helps me trust that it will last. The most important thing is that it makes me want to pick up the guitar even more than I already do. Any effect that does that is worth hanging on to!!

Plug this puppy into your rig, pull the back off and tweak the internal control to custom tailor this to your setup. You have to keep turning the unit upside down then rightside up to test out each possible tweaking. You shouldn't have to turn it more than 1/8 of a turn left or right of the factory setting or you just get garbage. You can turn it far but only a small adjustment will be worth investigating. Set it, forget it, and then let it rip. If you don't feel like messing with it don't worry. The setting Mike Fuller has set is good enough for most. It's just nice to be able to tweak your gear yourself.

I am using an American Classic Strat with Texas Special pickups and a Jimi Hendrix model strat. I use a modified Marshall Plexi Reissue(6550's in place of EL34's). Straight through to the Marshall it provides the most vocal wah ever. I think this has something to do with the long travel and the quality workmanship(duh!). What I can't get over is the massive amount of squeak and squeal that this thing kicks out when I use it in conjunction with my 70' pedal. I have blamed it on the wah because it does this at high volumes with any intense overdrive from my amp or my fuzzboxes. My Vox reissue didn't do this. I think this has to do with the extended sweep of the pedal. I haven't tried to tune this out with the internal control because I don't think it will do much because of the limited adjustment available. In the world of tone I have found you take the good with the bad. You make an improvement here and another problem or variable pops up there. Although I am doing some serious complaining here I still won't go back to the Vox or any other unit for that matter. I have even managed to get the squealing to work for me on some of the recording I have done by getting this thing to squeal in key! I realize this is not an option for sonic perfection sissies. When used at high volumes and big distortion it kicks out the tone every bit as much as low volumes but at those cleaner quiet tones I swear I can hear this thing talk and cry to me as if it has a soul of it's own. Taking these factors into consideration I give it an 8 and 17/32. If I didn't play the pure raunch and used low volumes it would easily get a 10.

Fully Fulltone reliable. Just carry spare batteries and potentiometer cleaner. I've had mine 2 years and it works and sounds better every day.

Buy this one if you love a great wah because it is serious tone dog. High volume and Fuzz dudes, see if you can get it to squeal in key!

Wah Wah Pedals Are Very easy to use. There are no external adjustments other than the obvious. Internally there are some adjustments, but it sounds good so why mess with it.

The quality of this unit is excellent. It is total Jimi. Ver much a classic sound.

Built better than anything on the market in the "Standard" Wah Box. It's heavy and made out of steel.

This has been a sore spot with me. And I'm not alone.

For the price I paid (the clerk at the store didn't know who Fulltone was, and I was able to talk him down another $30.00...), the quality and reputation of the unit, and the fact that it's a pro piece with great sound (tied for best in my wah collection with an original vox clyde)I think this pedal is fantastic. I didn't need another wah but couldn't pass up such a great opportunity. It's a great pedal.